This is some big news: A federal judge ruled late today that the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy is unconstitutional. U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips of Riverside declared that the Clinton-era law violates the First and Fifth Amendments, agreeing with arguments made by the plaintiffs that the policy violates the rights to free […]
Undoing The Damage
This is what happens when you have a President coming into office that understands the Constitution and doesn’t treat it like a piece of toilet paper: Transition advisers to President-elect Barack Obama have compiled a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies […]